Sickened by U.S. Nuclear Program, Communities Turn to Congress for Aid
In St. Louis and around the country, people harmed by the drive for an atomic bomb have been shut out of a federal law enacted to help such victims.
By Catie Edmondson
In St. Louis and around the country, people harmed by the drive for an atomic bomb have been shut out of a federal law enacted to help such victims.
By Catie Edmondson
Senators estimate the measure would provide as much as $40 billion in compensation, extending and substantially broadening a benefit that had been scheduled to expire in June.
By Catie Edmondson
Measures moving through Congress to encourage new reactors are receiving broad bipartisan support, as lawmakers embrace a once-contentious technology.
By Brad Plumer
Bipartisan efforts to extend and expand a program granting compensation to victims of government-caused nuclear contamination are faltering. It is set to expire in June.
By Catie Edmondson
L. Frances Henderson’s intricate debut documentary investigates a suicide, raising plenty of questions, including one about its own ethics.
By Lisa Kennedy
Si ese país, una fuerza cultural y económica respetada, puede desechar agua contaminada de Fukushima sin afrontar ninguna consecuencia, ¿qué detendrá a otros países?
By Azby Brown
If Japan dumps its tainted Fukushima water in the ocean, what’s to stop other countries from doing the same?
By Azby Brown
The International Atomic Energy Agency’s final report declared the treated water from the destroyed nuclear plant had met its safety standards. Critics continue to demand more transparency.
By Motoko Rich and Choe Sang-Hun
Unas plantas en Estados Unidos que ayudaron a producir más de 60.000 bombas atómicas tienen toneladas de residuos que serán radiactivos por miles de años. Las autoridades debaten qué hacer.
By Ralph Vartabedian
A $528 billion plan to clean up 54 million gallons of radioactive bomb-making waste may never be achieved. Government negotiators are looking for a compromise.
By Ralph Vartabedian
Advertisement
Advertisement